Facts and figures

Some useful facts and figures about Cats Protection, the UK's leading cat welfare charity, founded in 1927...

We have thousands of cats and kittens in our care at any one time

We rehomed and reunited 46,000 cats and kittens in 2017

We help neuter over 150,000 cats and kittens per year

We have 36 centres across the UK

We over 250 branches run by volunteers nationwide

We have over 10,000 active volunteers

More cat facts

Cats are prolific breeders – one unneutered female can be responsible for producing 20,000 descendants in just five years. One unneutered female cat can produce 18 kittens a year

The average life expectancy for a cat is estimated to be 12 to 14 years though many cats survive to their late teens and early 20s in remarkably good health, depending on how well they are looked after